Digestive System: Esophagus Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
A muscular collapsible tube which conducts swallowed food from the pharynx above to the stomach below.
A
Esophagus
2
Q
How does the mucosa epithelium in the esophagus differ from the rest of the alimentary tract?
A
-it is stratified squamous epithelium
3
Q
Mucous glands are located in the?
A
submucosa
4
Q
Superior part of the muscularis externa is_____; lower part is _____.
A
skeletal muscle; smooth muscle
5
Q
adventitia convers the ________ layer instead of a _______ layer.
A
muscularis externa layer; serosal layer
